Bahamas set to ban catch and sale of sea turtles

Soups, stews and pies flavored with chunks of sea turtle meat will soon
be illegal across the 700 islands of the Bahamas, as revealed by
environmental activists and scientists. Despite opposition from many
fishermen, the Bahamas has amended fisheries laws to give full protection to
all sea turtles found in the Atlantic archipelago's waters by banning the
harvest, possession, purchase and sale of the endangered reptiles, including
their eggs. The new rules taken effect. Previously, the Bahamian government
permitted harvesting of all species of sea turtles except the hawksbill.
Flesh had been used by restaurants and shells for tourist keepsakes despite
turtles' status as endangered species...